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Young Israelis ride an electric scooter in Tel Aviv on May 22, 2024. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
August 11, 2026, 4:43 pm
E-scooter riders 3 times more likely to suffer brain injury than motorcyclists – UK study
Researchers say users have an increased risk of organ trauma; women are more than twice as likely to suffer severe injuries, prompting calls for stricter rules in Israel
By Diana Bletter
From left to right: Nitzan Eliyahu, Shon Brener, and Omer Maoz tan on the beach in Shavei Zion, Western Galilee, on July 16, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
August 8, 2026, 8:40 am
Courting cancer? Israelis increasingly use viral UV index hack to get ‘instant tan’
Parents of teens appeal to doctors for help as trend turns warning system into method for faster bronzing. In good news, national skin cancer mortality rates are low – for now
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Israelis enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv during a heatwave, on April 24, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 30, 2026, 7:42 pm
Following Europe, Israel braces for dayslong extreme heat wave on Friday
Hot spell slated to hit Jordan Valley hardest, temperatures set to soar to 46ºC (116ºF); Health Ministry urges public to avoid sun exposure
By Diana Bletter
Members of a rescue team search for missing people of flash floods in Iran's drought-stricken southern Fars province, Iran, on July 23, 2022. (Iranian Red Crescent Society via AP/ File)
July 8, 2026, 11:25 pm
Iran’s environmental catastrophe has also wrecked its economy
Climate scholar argues peace deal with US could allow Tehran to end its internal crisis and enjoy an economic boost — if only it prioritizes green investment over military expansion
By Nima Shokri
Illustrative: A man transports boxes of medication from Nablus's Rafidiya hospital to an ambulance vehicle waiting behind a barrier at the entrance to the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya in the West Bank, on May 6, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
June 29, 2026, 5:50 am
Short of funds for drugs or doctors, West Bank health system falters under Israeli sanctions
A yearlong freeze on transfers of tax revenues has resulted in the debt-ridden PA Health Ministry being unable to provide many services, with physicians striking over inability to help patients
By Nurit Yohanan
The Dutch flagged hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius arrives to the industrial port of Granadilla de Abona on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands, on May 10, 2026. (JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)
May 10, 2026, 5:48 am
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives at Spain’s Canary Islands
WHO director tells public the deadly outbreak aboard the MV Hondius is ‘not another COVID,’ as health officials prepare for lengthy process of screening and disembarking passengers
By Agencies
Illustrative: Cannabis plants grown for medical use in Israel. (Chen Galili)
May 4, 2026, 4:27 am
Health Ministry panel seeks to halt use of medical cannabis in smokable form
Committee notes potentially harmful effects, spiking number of users; recommends stricter guidelines and a more limited use of the drug
By Diana Bletter
Left: Dov Khenin, chairman of the Israeli Climate Forum, addresses a meeting of Bedouin council representatives on preparing for climate change in Beersheba, November 6, 2024. (Courtesy of the Israeli Climate Forum); Right: Israeli Climate Forum CEO Netta Galnoor-Tene. (Yael Tzur)
January 29, 2026, 12:35 pm
Ahead of annual report, Climate Forum heads say even in wartime, they battle for change
In a joint interview before presenting findings to president, chair and CEO of environmental group discuss post-Oct. 7 programs, local government, and making good financial sense
By Sue Surkes
Construction works on new housing in the southern Israeli city of Kiryat Gat, July 29, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
December 28, 2025, 3:25 pm
Over 20 civil society, green, health bodies call for changes to key budget bill
Organizations want removal of proposed planning changes with environmental, health implications from catch-all Economic Arrangements Bill that limits public discussion
By Sue Surkes
Health department staff members enter the Andrews County Health Department measles clinic carrying doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, April 8, 2025, in Andrews, Texas. (AP Photo/Annie Rice)
April 20, 2025, 5:35 am
As measles outbreak grows, US has 800 cases and outbreaks in several states
With childhood vaccination rates declining after the pandemic, a disease the country eliminated in 2000 is making a comeback
By Devi Shastri
Logan Feeney pours a PFAS water sample into a container for research, April 10, 2024, at a US Environmental Protection Agency lab in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
July 3, 2024, 11:57 am
Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ found in factories, landfill, treatment plants, streams
In wake of High Court petition by green group, ministry publishes results of PFAS sampling, draft of PFAS regulations for hazardous waste permits
By Sue Surkes
A woman passes a cigarette during a protest calling for the release of the people held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, outside the Defense Headquarters in Tel Aviv, November 3, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
April 12, 2024, 9:10 pm
Stressed out by war, Israelis appear to be smoking more than they have in years
Soldiers, hostages’ families and others seem to be lighting up at increasing levels, reversing years of falling rates, but health experts aren’t pushing them to kick the habit yet
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Toilets under construction in a displaced people's camp in southern Gaza by volunteers through foreign donations (courtesy)
February 17, 2024, 1:51 am
Israeli and Palestinian based in Germany launch fundraiser to build toilets for Gazans
Tom Kellner and Seba Abu Daqa met through an online peace group and decided to team up to address one of the Strip’s most pressing needs amid the war — adequate sanitation
By Gianluca Pacchiani
IDF forces operate in the Gaza Strip, in a handout photo released on December 26, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 28, 2023, 3:48 pm
Ichilov hospital confirms soldier badly injured in Gaza died of severe fungal infection
IDF, by contrast, says cause of death still under investigation; infectious disease experts say there is no public health worry
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Internally displaced Palestinian children living in a school run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), walk across a wet courtyard following overnight rainstorms in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 15, 2023, during the Israel-Hamas war. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
December 26, 2023, 4:50 pm
As soldier with fungal infection dies, fears grow of Gaza diseases spreading into Israel
Cause of soldier’s death not yet confirmed; civilian medical experts warn of cases of potentially deadly fungal infections, other serious afflictions among soldiers
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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